Finlaysonia Explained

Finlaysonia is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, found from Sri Lanka, India, through Southeast Asia, New Guinea, northern Australia, the Philippines, and Palau. They tend to be vines or climbers and prefer to live on limestone, alongside rivers, or in mangrove swamps.^[1]

Species

Species currently accepted by The Plant List^[2] are as follows:

• Finlaysonia curtisii (King & Gamble) Venter
• Finlaysonia insularum (King & Gamble) Venter
• Finlaysonia khasiana (Kurz) Venter
• Finlaysonia lanuginosa (Ridl.) Venter
• Finlaysonia obovata Wall.
• Finlaysonia pierrei (Costantin) Venter
• Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter

Notes and References

1. Book: 28 March 2019. Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Apiales, Gentianales (Except Rubiaceae). 315 . 9783319936055 . Kadereit. Joachim W.. Bittrich. Volker. Springer.
2. Web site: Finlaysonia . . theplantlist.org . The Plant List . 21 June 2020 .